5 Weeks Old

Skylyn was 5 weeks old yesterday. It as another week that just flew by. It's so not fair how fast babies grow up. She is trying so hard to be a big kid. She doesn't like to lay in my arms very much unless she is just ready to pass out. She wants to sit up, look around, and practice her head control as much as possible. She hates tummy time, but is so good at it. And, Tuesday she started giving grins and smiles. They aren't very often, but it's so sensational when she connects with your eyes and smiles

Budafest

One week ago we all went to the annual Budafest. I have gone every year (I think) since we moved here in '92. It is an arts and crafts festival with a parade and food booths held on main street in Buda. I was in the parade in high school as a cheerleader. The library is also right there and every year they set a room up with all of their overstock of books and let you fill a bag with as many books that will fit for only $5. This is Aaron's absolute favorite thing. He looks forward to finding great book treasures every year. I get a lot of wonderful books for the kids.

Well, this year my parents signed up to be in the parade to promote their church. They invited the kids to come along and throw candy with them. My parents own a T-bird, so it was the perfect parade car to sit in. I put my old high school skills to use and made some signs for the sides of the cars. We dressed the kids up nice and warm in their Christmas outfits, and loaded them up. They had the best time. Aaris saw a few friends in the crowds and was excited that she got to throw them candy. Titus, well, he just loves throwing, so he was in heaven.

After the parade we enjoyed some yummy food including some funnel cake for dessert. We walked around and saw all the neat booths full of creative gifts. Papaw helped Aaris do some sand art, and the kids got to see Santa. After waiting over half and hour to see them in the hot sun, the kids were still in a good mood. Titus is a little scared of Santa as you can tell from the pictures, but Aaris was excited to tell him what she wants for Christmas.

My sister had come in to town for the big event. She came Friday morning and spent time with the kids and myself. I had to leave with Aaris to go and buy her some winter clothes, so Hattie watched Skylyn and Titus during his nap time. I must say that she is a saint. She dealt with Titus getting so upset that mommy was gone that he threw up. Hattie washed him up, his pajamas and the sheets. She also folded and sorted the laundry I already had washed. And, she hand washed all of the dishes we had stacked up since I had been out of dishwasher soap for several days. She almost made me cry from her selflessness and servant heart. Love you Hattie!

Skylyn 4 weeks old

Skylyn was 4 weeks old yesterday!!! I can't believe how fast the time is going by with her. She seems so much bigger to me. She actually has a little bottom now where as before it was just skin over bone. She is staying awake and alert a lot more. Her sleeping at night is getting better. Took some pictures in a cute little preemie outfit that Kodi Stephens from church passed on to us. The quilted jacket was nice and warm, but it does make Skylyn look a lot bigger than she actually is. Also, two of my stacking cups have gone missing due to a little boy named Titus. :) Hopefully I'll have the full set found again by next weeks pictures.

Kiddie Acres

I mentioned earlier that during the Thanksgiving holidays Aaron's family took us to Kiddie Acres. My mother-in-law sent me some pictures, so I wanted to share them.

She's a Thinker

Aaris has said some really amazing, insightful, and funny things in the last couple of weeks that I had to at least blog about so that I wouldn't forget them:

Aaris: "Mommy, I know that God can do things very fast. So, why is He taking a long time to get heaven ready for us?"

(Preface: We've always told Aaris that God and Jesus are up in heaven getting our heavenly houses/rooms ready for us)

Me: "Well, I think God knows that not everyone has heard about God and Jesus and maybe He is waiting until they all have a chance before He comes back to get us"

Aaris: "Oh, so is that what I'm suppose to be doing? Can I help by telling everyone about God and Jesus?"

Me: "Definitely Yes"

Aaris: "Daddy I pray for snow every night because I really, reeeeeeally want it to snow on Christmas. I know it will snow because I'm praying for it."

Aaron: "Well, someone else might be out there praying that it doesn't snow. God will then have to decide which answer will be the best: snow or no snow."

A FEW NIGHTS LATER....

Aaris praying: "Dear God, please, please don't let anyone else pray that it won't snow, because I really want it to snow."

(In Ladies Bible Class we were having some serious discussions on why Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge Good and Evil. Aaris's tummy was not feeling good so she sat with me in class that morning.)

Peggy the teacher: "Why do you think that Adam and Eve would even want to eat from that tree?"

Aaris turns and whispers to me: "I think they just really liked fruit."

Peggy again a few minutes later: "What do you think they thought they were going to get from eating the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge Good and Evil?"

Aaris once again turns and whispers to me: "I think they wanted to be healthy."

Skylyn is Three Weeks Old

Skylyn's first time to worship - joined by her friend Tristan (born 2 days after Skylyn) and his precious mom, Jillian
Looks so little in daddy's arms
So stylish today in her preemie bodysuit
Skylyn at 3 weeks old

Skylyn went in this week for a check up. She now weighs 5 lbs 4 oz and has grown half an inch. The doctor was very pleased with her growth. The doctor also said that she is very vigorous for being so little. Skylyn could stand up on her legs for periods of time. And, last Friday she started flipping over during tummy time (belly to back). Other facts is that she is turning her head a lot during tummy time, she is holding her head up a lot off of my shoulder, and she is eating about every 4 hours. Oh, and the best news is that her congestion is gone. I'm now on day 2 of not having to put saline drops down her nose at every feeding. Yea!!!

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving Holiday. It started with lunch on Wednesday. We met Aaron's family for lunch at Philips Ice House. Skylyn got to meet Memaw Mary, Uncle Adrian, Uncle Alan, Aunt Kristina, and cousin Cosette for the first time. That evening we all went to Kiddie Acres. It's a fun kid only amusement park in north Austin. The kids had a BLAST!!! The adults had even more fun watching the kids. :) We then headed back to Aaron's parents house for some warm soup. On Thanksgiving morning we drove out to Bastrop for an hour visit with my mom's side of the family. I only get to see most of them once a year and we wanted to get the chance to introduce them to Skylyn. Also, my mom has always had the tradition of giving us our new Christmas ornaments on Thanksgiving so we can have them on the tree all Christmas Season. So, we opened our ornaments that morning. We then came back to Aaron's parents house to enjoy the best Thanksgiving meal and a Dallas Cowboy win and Longhorn win. That evening Ma and Pa came into town to join us all. They too got to meet Skylyn for the first time. Friday, Saturday and Sunday were also filled with food, family, football and fun.